Increasing Concentration of Market Power in BSS/OSS
The number of system sales announcements for telecoms IT (BSS/OSS) solutions dropped markedly in 2006, according to a new report published by Analysys. In 2006 there were 456 system sales announced globally, compared with 569 in 2005 and 500 in 2004, according to Analysys.
"We're still in a tough market but the decline in system sales announcements isn't indicative of another recession," says the report's author, Teresa Cottam. "The decline is being caused by a combination of market factors, such as mergers and acquisitions on the supply side of the market, consolidation on the demand side and the investment cycle moving from system selection and purchasing to system implementation."
Key findings from the new report include:
- CRM and order management system sales remained strong in 2006, while billing, revenue assurance and mediation system sales fell significantly ? except in Africa and the Middle East, there appears to be a switch in investment away from systems related to cash and towards those concerned with customers.
- In North America there was a significant fall in the number of announced sales of service provisioning and inventory management systems ? which form part of the 'resources' domain in Analysys Research's new schema ? and there was significant supply-side consolidation in this market during 2006.
- A small number of vendors dominate the global market: the top ten vendors accounted for around 36% of all system sales announced in 2006, with the top vendor now accounting for nearly 10% of the global total.
Posted to the site on 24th May 2007
